Kicking sled



- za A Patented Dec. 28A, 1926.

UNITED STATES GUSTAF A. I'. STRANDl OF ST. PAUL, MNNESOTA.

KICKING SLED.

Application filed November 9, 1925.

My invention relates to kicking sleds and consists of the improvements hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved kicking sled with a few parts omitted, the latter parts being clearly shown in other views.

Fig. 2 is a front sled.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line l3-3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-11 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a side view showing an enlarged portion of Fig. 1.

Fig. foot blocks shown as secured on one of the runners.

Fig. 7 is a top view of one of the foot blocks shown applied as a locking device for holding certain parts of the sledl in folded position.

Referring to elevation of the complete the drawing by reference numerals. 10 designates a pair of runners preferably made of flat bar steel with one edge down, their front ends spaced apart by a cross bar or roller 11 on which are pivotally secured the hounds 12. Upon the rear portion of said hounds are secured slats or boards forming with the hounds a seat 1.3.

Pivoted at 14 about half way back on the runners are two spaced normally upright bars 15 which are secured together by cross bars 16, 17 and 18. the latter of which serves as a steering handle while bar 17 engages inverted notches 19 of the hounds so as to support the seat while the lower bar 16 preserves the spread of the runners and of the skeleton handle yoke formed yof the bars 15. This bar 16 is in Fig. 2 shown as secured only by the rivets or bolts 20, while in Fig. 3 is shown that it may be secured also by the bolts 21, which with bolts 2O firmly hold the cheek plates 22 having the pivots 14 in the runners.

23 is a flat spring arm or catch secured at 24 in a groove in one of the bars 15. It normally projects out of the groove enough to engage the top of one of the hounds and hold it with its notch 19 down upon the bar 17. By pressing this catch into its groove the seat is free to be raised while the handle yoke is folded back upon the runner as indicated at 15x and the seat is then folded as 6 is the rear end view of one of the front ends of two 12 Serial No. 67,874.

at 13X to make the whole device compact for shipping or carrying.

Upon each runner is a foot block 25, as shown inv Fig. 2, such block having a rough top face for contact of the sole of a shoe of a person standing thereon, and a forward projection 26 at one corner. It also has two downwardly projecting lugs 27 fitting snugly the opposite sides of the ruimer and one of them has a set-screw 28 the point of which may be screwed tight into either one of several indentures 29 in one side of the runner. One of the bolts or rivets 21 has a projection 21X. and one of the hounds has a rear notch 21. These last mentioned features are utilized as follows:

l/Vhen the sled is folded down one of the steps or footblocks is slid rearward as 25X in Fig. 1 and after the handle yoke is folded down the step is slid forward and secured by its screw 28 in such position that the hook 26 engages upon the handle 18 (see Fig. 7 After this is done the folded seat is pressed down until its notch 21XX snaps into engagement with the stud 21X and prevents accidental unfolding of the seat. 1n Fig. 2 10 are spacing collars which may be used between the runners 10 and the hounds In the actual operation of the sled one or more persons may ride on the seat 13 while the operator stands alternately with one foot on either the right or left block 25 and while holding the handle bar 18 he uses the other foot to kick the ground between the runners in such a manner as to propel the device forward. Meanwhile he steers the device by a turning or twisting effort applied to the handle yoke, since such effort causes the runners to Curve laterally and thereby change the direction of travel on ice or snow.

The seat 13 when not in use for riding may of course be used for carrying luggage. By using two spaced runners one is able to keep both of them on the snow or ice covered ground while the feet may be used on the ground between the runners` where the snow is usually stamped down and thus provides a suitable surface for the kicking movement.

What 1 claim is:

1. In a sled of the class described having parallel flexible runners, foot supporting blocks adjustably secured one on each runner, a normally upright handle yoke pivotlili) elly secured with its lower ends to the runnerS, a cross bnr in said yoke, a sent ll'nnlo piyoally Secured to the front ends oi the runners :1nd the real' part of Suid Sent notched to engage Said cl'ofss bar; nlenns for holding' the seat and handle yoke in operaive position and adapted lo releaeo the handle yoke so the yoke and sent can be folded down upon the runners and means on said foo hloi'rls for holding the yoke in the folded position`r said latter means con'lprsng a projeeton on one foot block adapted to engage [he yoke in the folded position.

2. The strueture specified in elufln l, and mean@l 'for holding the seat in foldef position consisting of a stud lon-ojeoting' from the yoke and n notch formed in the rear pzu' of the Seat and arranged to be frel'onnlly engaged by said stud.

In testimony whereof I LHX my Signature.

GUSTAF A. I. STRAN D. 

